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Bob Balaban Filmography

Actor

Every Movie with Bob Balaban

100 credits
2026
Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
Lenny
Drama, Comedy, Romance
2024
Brooklyn, Minnesota
Brooklyn, Minnesota
Producer
Drama
Bad Actors
Bad Actors
Comedy
2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
Larkings Executive
Drama, Comedy
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Self
Documentary
80 for Brady
80 for Brady
Mark
Drama, Comedy
2022
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film
Drama, Comedy
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Uncle Nick
Drama, Comedy
How Moving
How Moving
Uncle Aaron
Drama, Comedy
2019
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
Himself
Documentary
2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Executive Producer
Drama, Comedy, Crime
An L.A. Minute
An L.A. Minute
Shelley
Drama, Comedy
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
King (voice)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
2017
Spielberg
Spielberg
Self
Documentary
2016
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Mr. Waxcap
Horror, Mystery
Mascots
Mascots
Sol Lumpkin
Comedy
Starring Austin Pendleton
Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
Documentary
Everything Is Copy
Everything Is Copy
Self
Documentary
Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse
Wilhelm Hesse (voice)
Documentary
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
Documentary, TV Movie
2015
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Narrator (voice)
Documentary
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / The Narrator
Comedy, Documentary
2014
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Director
Documentary
Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo
Sol
Comedy
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Martin
Drama, Comedy
The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men
Pvt. Preston Savitz
Drama, History, War
2013
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Lawyer (uncredited)
Drama, TV Movie
Girl Most Likely
Girl Most Likely
Maxwell
Comedy
2012
Do You Like to Read?
Do You Like to Read?
The Narrator
Animation, Comedy
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
The Narrator
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
Leonard Dahl
Drama, Comedy, Crime
2011
The Five Stages of Grief
The Five Stages of Grief
Voice of Daniel's father
Drama, Comedy
2010
Howl
Howl
Judge Clayton Horn
Drama
Fk
Fk
Bob
Comedy
2009
Rage
Rage
Mr. White
Drama, Thriller
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
Director
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
The Windmill Movie
The Windmill Movie
Self
Documentary
2008
Recount
Recount
Ben Ginsberg
Drama, History, TV Movie
Bernard and Doris
Bernard and Doris
Director
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
2007
Subway Stories
Subway Stories
Director
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
Dedication
Dedication
Arthur Planck
Drama, Comedy, Romance
No Reservations
No Reservations
Therapist
Drama, Comedy, Romance
License to Wed
License to Wed
Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Comedy
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Self / Santimassino
Documentary
2006
For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration
Philip Koontz
Comedy
Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
Harry Farber
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
Director
Drama, Crime, TV Movie
Controversy and Acclaim The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Controversy and Acclaim The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Self
Documentary
Capote
Capote
William Shawn
Drama, Crime
2005
Trust the Man
Trust the Man
Tobey's Therapist
Drama, Comedy, Romance
2004
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
Documentary
Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers
Jonathan Crouch Esq.
Drama
Marie and Bruce
Marie and Bruce
Roger
Drama, Comedy
2003
A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
Jonathan Steinbloom
Comedy, Music
2002
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo
Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
Action, Comedy, Thriller
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
Documentary
Plan B
Plan B
James Foster
Action, Comedy
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
Morris Weissman
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
2001
The Majestic
The Majestic
Elvin Glyde
Drama, Romance
Ghost World
Ghost World
Enid's Dad
Drama, Comedy
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
Documentary
The Mexican
The Mexican
Nayman
Action, Comedy, Crime
2000
Best in Show
Best in Show
Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
Comedy
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
Tex
Comedy
1999
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock
Harry Hopkins
Drama
Three to Tango
Three to Tango
Decker
Comedy, Romance
Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar
Kowalsky
Drama, Comedy, History
The Wedding Toast
The Wedding Toast
Director
Comedy
Swing Vote
Swing Vote
Justice Eli MacCorckle
Drama, TV Movie
The Monster Hunter
The Monster Hunter
Dr. William Powell
Horror, Comedy
1998
Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost
Bob
Comedy, TV Movie
Clockwatchers
Clockwatchers
Milton Lasky
Drama, Comedy
1997
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry
Richard
Drama, Comedy
The Definite Maybe
The Definite Maybe
Wolfe Rollins
Comedy
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
Lloyd Miller
Comedy, Music
1996
The Late Shift
The Late Shift
Warren Littlefield
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
Paul Entamen
Comedy, Romance
1995
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
Horror
1994
The Last Good Time
The Last Good Time
Director
Drama, Romance
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
Comedy, Western
Greedy
Greedy
Ed
Comedy
1993
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
Ed Drinkwater
Comedy, Romance
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
Director
Horror, Comedy, Romance
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew
Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
Action, Comedy
1992
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
Cutting Edge Producer
Drama, Comedy
1991
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate
Quizmaster
Drama, Family
1990
Alice
Alice
Sid Moscowitz
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
The Face of Fear
The Face of Fear
Ira Preduski
Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
1989
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
Elliott Webley
Action, Thriller, Crime
Parents
Parents
Director
Horror, Comedy
1988
Funny
Funny
Self
Documentary
1987
End of the Line
End of the Line
Warren Gerber
Drama, Action
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Director
Comedy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
1985
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
Director
Horror, Comedy
1984
2010
2010
Dr. R. Chandra
Thriller, Science Fiction
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever
Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself
Documentary
1983
Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat
Director
Horror
The Brass Ring
The Brass Ring
Director
Drama, TV Movie
1981
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice
Elliott Rosen
Drama, Crime, Romance